Photo by ISIphotos.com By FRANCO PANIZO When Jozy Altidore was left off the U.S. Men's National Team roster for a pair of crucial upcoming World Cup qualifiers, the decision looked to be a serious head scratcher considering Altidore has been one of the best forwards in Europe in the early mon...

Photo by ISIphotos.com By FRANCO PANIZO When Jozy Altidore was left off the U.S. Men's National Team roster for a pair of crucial upcoming World Cup qualifiers, the decision looked to be a serious head scratcher considering Altidore has been one of the best forwards in Europe in the early mon...

Photo by ISIphotos.com By FRANCO PANIZO When Jozy Altidore was left off the U.S. Men's National Team roster for a pair of crucial upcoming World Cup qualifiers, the decision looked to be a serious head scratcher considering Altidore has been one of the best forwards in Europe in the early mon...

Photo by ISIphotos.com By FRANCO PANIZO When Jozy Altidore was left off the U.S. Men's National Team roster for a pair of crucial upcoming World Cup qualifiers, the decision looked to be a serious head scratcher considering Altidore has been one of the best forwards in Europe in the early mon...

Photo by ISIphotos.com By FRANCO PANIZO When Jozy Altidore was left off the U.S. Men's National Team roster for a pair of crucial upcoming World Cup qualifiers, the decision looked to be a serious head scratcher considering Altidore has been one of the best forwards in Europe in the early mon...

Yup. My family is Bangladeshi, so I know some South Asian families in Queens. Cricket is their main sport anyway, and for the soccer fans, good luck getting them to watch anything besides Manchester United.

Photo by ISIphotos.com If MLS has its way, a deal for the much-discussed soccer-specific stadium in New York City will be finalized within the next month. According to New York Daily News, MLS is hoping to iron out the finals details of a deal that would allow the league to move forward with ...

Guess who's back? Seattle Sounders forward Eddie Johnson revealed on Twitter on Friday night that he has been called up by the U.S. national team for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Antigua & Barbuda and Guatemala. Johnson sent out the following tweet on Friday night: Thank you to th...

Guess who's back? Seattle Sounders forward Eddie Johnson revealed on Twitter on Friday night that he has been called up by the U.S. national team for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Antigua & Barbuda and Guatemala. Johnson sent out the following tweet on Friday night: Thank you to th...

Photo by ISIphotos.com If MLS has its way, a deal for the much-discussed soccer-specific stadium in New York City will be finalized within the next month. According to New York Daily News, MLS is hoping to iron out the finals details of a deal that would allow the league to move forward with ...

Photo by ISIphotos.com MLS released its latest round of player and team salaries earlier this week. To no one's surprise, David Beckham, Thierry Henry and Rafa Marquez were among the best-paid players in the league while the New York Red Bulls and Los Angeles Galaxy were the two clubs with th...

The New York Red Bulls are in the middle of a playoff race, and could still conceivably win an MLS Cup title, but that isn't stopping the people now running the Red Bulls from making plans for major off-season changes. After disposing of former general manager and sporting director Erik Sol...

The New York Red Bulls are in the middle of a playoff race, and could still conceivably win an MLS Cup title, but that isn't stopping the people now running the Red Bulls from making plans for major off-season changes. After disposing of former general manager and sporting director Erik Sol...

Carles Puyol could be facing a lengthy injuy layoff after falling awkwardly on his arm during Barcelona's Champions League group stage victory against Benfica on Tuesday. After jumping up for a header, Puyol was clipped by a Benfica player and landed with the full weight of his body onto his ...

Don't understand this comment at all. Jozy already has done this for an actual full season - last season. And Andrew Bynum has already improved - he is by general consensus the second best center in the league right now. That's not to say that he or Jozy are finished products, but both are already good.

By IVES GALARCEP If you took a look at the leading scorers in Europe's top leagues right now, the list would include many of the most prolific scorers in the world. Lionel Messi leads La Liga with six. Robin Van Persie has four for Manchester United, tied for the most in the English Premier...

It was never clear what the situation was there. One can have a serious family matter requiring him to leave the country and still take in a match while overseas. I think he more than earned the benefit of the doubt by being the class of the league and team's most valuable player (in its truest sense) in his first year.

Photo by ISIPHotos.com BY DAVE MARTINEZ HARRISON, N.J.-- Having played in one third of the Red Bull’s regular season matches (9 of 27), and appearing for just five minutes of play during the course of the past eight weeks, Rafa Marquez finally feels fit enough to return to the team and cont...

Photo by ISIPHotos.com BY DAVE MARTINEZ HARRISON, N.J.-- Having played in one third of the Red Bull’s regular season matches (9 of 27), and appearing for just five minutes of play during the course of the past eight weeks, Rafa Marquez finally feels fit enough to return to the team and cont...

Photo by John Todd/ISIPhotos.com You surely have seen it by now. Clint Dempsey's hilarious face aimed at Jamaica's Ryan Johnson as the two exchanged words during the U.S. team's 1-0 victory on Tuesday. Dempsey didn't take too kindly to Johnson's attempt at talking tough and responded with a f...

a) Highly unlikely - Tottenham has a wage ceiling, rumored to be around 80-90k. The Adebayor transfer took a long time because he had to accept a massive paycut.
b) What built in advantages? Being in London? There are plenty of teams in London. Being fairly successful? That was built and earned. Lloris was actually a steal at that price. Bale was extremely cheap - 7 mil. Adebayor cost only 6 mil.
c) Tottenham was not always a successful club. It wasn't long ago that they were thought of as being perennially on the outside looking in. Nor are they huge spenders. Whatever psychological effect they now benefit from is one they earned through building the team wisely. And they still suffer from the reverse effect, as with Modric.
Basically, I don't think your criticisms make sense applied to Tottenham. This isn't the club you're looking for. Maybe Chelsea, Man U, or City.

Photo by ISIPhotos.com Clint Dempsey took part in the U.S. Men's national team practice sessions on Monday in preparation for the team's upcoming qualifiers against Jamaica, but it was the subject of his club status that drew the most attention on Monday. Dempsey's last-minute transfer to Tot...

Photo by ISIPhotos.com Clint Dempsey took part in the U.S. Men's national team practice sessions on Monday in preparation for the team's upcoming qualifiers against Jamaica, but it was the subject of his club status that drew the most attention on Monday. Dempsey's last-minute transfer to Tot...

Photo by ISIPhotos.com Clint Dempsey took part in the U.S. Men's national team practice sessions on Monday in preparation for the team's upcoming qualifiers against Jamaica, but it was the subject of his club status that drew the most attention on Monday. Dempsey's last-minute transfer to Tot...

Photo by ISIPhotos.com Clint Dempsey took part in the U.S. Men's national team practice sessions on Monday in preparation for the team's upcoming qualifiers against Jamaica, but it was the subject of his club status that drew the most attention on Monday. Dempsey's last-minute transfer to Tot...

Deadline day in the European transfer window is upon us, making today one of the busiest and wildest days of the year. There have already been a number of moves completed or announced, and there should still be plenty more surprises and signings before the day ends. American fans will want to...

It is a busier-than-usual Sunday night in Major League Soccer, where three matches are on tap, including a pair of key Eastern Conference showdowns. D.C. United is looking to avoid a late-season slide like they suffered at the end of last season, and will need a victory against the Philadelp...

Neutral fan and I saw two bad calls - the first disallowed goal and the Williams second yellow. There was nothing wrong with that first goal, and Williams' only sin was making an incredible tackle that Geiger apparently refused to believe was possible. The encroachment call and the red on Duda were both good calls. And both were dumb decisions by DCU players.

It is a busier-than-usual Sunday night in Major League Soccer, where three matches are on tap, including a pair of key Eastern Conference showdowns. D.C. United is looking to avoid a late-season slide like they suffered at the end of last season, and will need a victory against the Philadelp...

Pontius encroached FAR more than Adu did. Adu was maybe a step inside. Pontius was several steps inside. Refs often give players leeway for a step or two, but Pontius was way over the line. Stupid decision by him really.

It is a busier-than-usual Sunday night in Major League Soccer, where three matches are on tap, including a pair of key Eastern Conference showdowns. D.C. United is looking to avoid a late-season slide like they suffered at the end of last season, and will need a victory against the Philadelp...